new ownership? new hot shit prospects? new beefs? can adley, gunnar, cedric and the gang improve on 2023? without felix bautista?! we shall see.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 1 February 2024 02:31 (three months ago) link
good luck. we're all counting on you
― mookieproof, Thursday, 1 February 2024 03:08 (three months ago) link
great thread title
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 1 February 2024 03:29 (three months ago) link
no doubt, this song will be in my head all season
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 1 February 2024 04:59 (three months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCB-SQJLr9E
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 February 2024 05:42 (three months ago) link
Sorry--wrong thread x 1000!
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 February 2024 05:44 (three months ago) link
Wouldn't blame you if you want to petition to get that removed.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 February 2024 05:45 (three months ago) link
They can improve on 2023 by going deeper in the playoffs. As with last season, pitching is the big concern.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 1 February 2024 15:04 (three months ago) link
xp stop posting the bad billionaire in the good billionaire thread
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 1 February 2024 15:18 (three months ago) link
They can improve on 2023 by going deeper in the playoffs. As with last season, pitching is the big concern.― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, February 1, 2024 9:04 AM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, February 1, 2024 9:04 AM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
Exactly. This team played over its head last year and isn't an AL East winner in its current form. But this team plus a #1 starter and one more effective starter is a really different team equipped to make a run.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 1 February 2024 15:21 (three months ago) link
there's just sooooo much talent on the current 40 man roster and just on the cusp. it's almost silly. hard to imagine they're not in the mix even without a big signing or trade. curious what they do w/ hall and wells (bullpen or rotation?) and how they divvy up high leverage appearances b/w cano, kimbrel and tate...or if tate is able to regin his 2022 form.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 1 February 2024 17:42 (three months ago) link
Wouldn't last year's Pythagorean luck be offset by a great young team getting another year of experience? When does Bautista return?
― clemenza, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:18 (three months ago) link
!!!!!!!!!
Full trade, sources tell me and @kileymcd :Baltimore receives: RHP Corbin BurnesMilwaukee receives: IF Joey Ortiz, LHP D.L. Hall and the 34th pick in the 2024 draft— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 2, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:43 (three months ago) link
uh, giddyup.
...just one day out of life.
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 01:56 (three months ago) link
When does Bautista return?
Current projections say 2025.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 2 February 2024 01:56 (three months ago) link
Corbin Burnes, jesus christ. i'll bet money they move to lock him up long term, if these new owners are for real.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:14 (three months ago) link
Wow. Knew things were changing but didn't know it'd happen this fast.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:29 (three months ago) link
Kyle Bradish had a 2.83 ERA in 2023Corbin Burnes had a 2.94 ERA in ’22, 2.43 in ’21 and 2.11 in ’20the last time the Orioles had 2 qualified SP finish with sub-3.00 ERAs in the same season?1976: Wayne Garland + Jim Palmer— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) February 2, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 2 February 2024 02:32 (three months ago) link
That's an astonishingly good trade.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:33 (three months ago) link
At first glance seems like a pretty great move for both teams. Ortiz is a legit prospect who is going to struggle to find a place in Baltimore's infield. The Brewers get him and DL Hall, who still has real upside, and the Orioles add the one thing they need most, frontline starting pitching; sure he may leave in free agency but the window is the window and this is what you do when you have a chance to win.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:34 (three months ago) link
welllllll, shit...
So what we've found out in the last five minutes in summary is...Bradish - right UCL sprain, open the season on ILMeans - month behind, might miss ODHenderson - oblique aggravation, likely for ODBasallo- stress fracture, won't catch till Apriloriginal sources: @JakeDRill— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) February 15, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 15 February 2024 17:44 (three months ago) link
Damn
― H.P, Thursday, 15 February 2024 22:06 (three months ago) link
holliday...it would be so nice
see you in September, sweet prince~
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 March 2024 17:58 (one month ago) link
He did ok in ST I think. No way he’s in AAA for more than a month or two. Otoh with such an insane amount of prospects anyone could step up and get promoted ahead of him.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:43 (one month ago) link
O's are logjam city unless they follow the Reds' path of injuries/PEDs or start trading pieces away.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:44 (one month ago) link
This is the year to win every game you can, it's gonna be a strong division, it's time to put the best guys on the field and Kolten Wong is not the best guys
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 22 March 2024 18:49 (one month ago) link
my guess is up by memorial day. guys get hurt (and mateo and urias seem sort of prone, anyways), schedule will allow for some roster fandango...
― j.q higgins, Friday, 22 March 2024 20:35 (one month ago) link
oh...wong's opting out, i think.
― j.q higgins, Friday, 22 March 2024 20:36 (one month ago) link
...and then they signed tony kemp. masterful troll.
anyways, happy opening day. i can't believe the o's have corbin burnes.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 28 March 2024 13:17 (one month ago) link
liking what I'm seeing guys
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:00 (one month ago) link
I think these O's might be for real
― H.P, Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:02 (one month ago) link
Corbin Burnes, 10th and 11th Ks.Thru 6. Making a Statement. pic.twitter.com/ryPzYib1KQ— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 28, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:33 (one month ago) link
rodriguez nearly punch for punch w/ burnes today. god, this offense, though...
― j.q higgins, Saturday, 30 March 2024 21:51 (one month ago) link
. . . yeah, this offense
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Monday, 1 April 2024 13:14 (one month ago) link
I am already seeing that Craig Kimbrel is not gonna be good for my heart
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 2 April 2024 02:19 (one month ago) link
Unfathomable pick up by the O's. Incredibly funny he gets the win for this game.
― H.P, Tuesday, 2 April 2024 02:34 (one month ago) link
They were obviously hoping to plug a Bautista-sized hole.
Tbf, the tying run came as a result of two stolen bases.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 2 April 2024 12:57 (one month ago) link
Let's actually go O's
― H.P, Thursday, 4 April 2024 00:40 (one month ago) link
Wasn't sure about the bunt move, but cooler heads prevail!
― H.P, Thursday, 4 April 2024 00:41 (one month ago) link
sooooo nice...
This box score from the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Orioles, is insane 😲The team features three @MLBPipeline Top 35 prospects, including No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday. pic.twitter.com/WVu0KfFtpD— MLB (@MLB) April 4, 2024
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:33 (one month ago) link
But seriously, what are we gonna do? "Too many players you want to see on the field" is a good problem to have, but -- eventually somebody's got to get traded or released, right? But who? And when?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:40 (one month ago) link
or hurt
― na (NA), Thursday, 4 April 2024 14:52 (one month ago) link
Accidents will happen…
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 April 2024 21:20 (one month ago) link
I was just looking at that AAA lineup and it’s basically the 1927 Yankees. I figure by mid summer they are going to have to deal someone from that backlog for pitching.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 April 2024 21:23 (one month ago) link
Norfolk Tides game free to watch on mlb.tv right now
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 4 April 2024 23:32 (one month ago) link
Norfolk up 10-2 in the first inning
― JoeStork, Friday, 5 April 2024 23:50 (one month ago) link
The thing about this team is there are a lot of games Burnes and Rodriguez aren't pitching
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 6 April 2024 21:15 (one month ago) link
I will relax a little bit once Bradish and Means are back
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 6 April 2024 21:16 (one month ago) link
PS the Tides won that game 11-10 in extras after being up 10-0!
This is making the rounds today--check the date.
Matt Holliday's son: Future All-Star.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 14, 2013
― clemenza, Thursday, 11 April 2024 19:08 (one month ago) link
there are some great videos from when he's really little hanging out w/ his dad pregame...nice swing, bat flips...it's a trip.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 11 April 2024 20:40 (one month ago) link
all the talk about holliday and what a series cowser has had.
113.6 mph EV - hardest hit ball by an Oriole this year438 feet - furthest hit ball by an Oriole this year pic.twitter.com/oJ9rnGqJCx— Locked On Orioles (@LockedOnOrioles) April 12, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 12 April 2024 14:26 (one month ago) link
How about for a Norfolk Tidesman?
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 12 April 2024 15:50 (one month ago) link
lol...mayo's up there
― j.q higgins, Friday, 12 April 2024 16:04 (one month ago) link
I like that Tony Kemp tweet that's circulating:
In the fall of 2010, our college had a series against the Longhorns for a 3 game set. Our hitting coach at the time was Josh Holliday and his brother, Matt, brought his kid to our early practice. I remember watching his son @J_Holliday7 with a sweet lefty swing. Go get em’ kid!— Tony Kemp (@tonykemp) April 10, 2024
Seems like a guy you'd want on your team.
― clemenza, Friday, 12 April 2024 17:59 (one month ago) link
(They had to release Kemp to make room for Holliday.)
kemp is a fantastic guy
― mookieproof, Saturday, 13 April 2024 01:37 (one month ago) link
Well finally.
― FRAUDULENT STEAKS (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Sunday, 14 April 2024 19:46 (one month ago) link
Amazing catch:
https://www.mlb.com/news/cedric-mullins-lays-out-for-incredible-diving-catch
(Not worth anything on my fantasy team, unfortunately.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 16 April 2024 02:13 (one month ago) link
saw some comment about Henderson's high school and looked it up - I guess the movement to rename certain institutions hasn't caught on everywhere...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Morgan_Academy
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 16 April 2024 22:46 (one month ago) link
today i learned about the dong bong
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 00:00 (one month ago) link
When I was a teen, we used to do those separately. 2nd screen culture has gone too far
― H.P, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 00:40 (one month ago) link
Holliday still struggling. Read that his 1-30 start is the worst through 9 games since Gary Disarcina in 1990. (Lifetime Angel...hmmmm, I can make use of that information.)
― clemenza, Monday, 22 April 2024 21:52 (three weeks ago) link
As truly dreadful as his .033/.094/.033 (.127 OPS) is... it's really the 2BB:16K that's more concerning (should note it was 1BB:15K before yesterday).
He was 138BB:138K for his MiLB career (12BB:8K this year).
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Monday, 22 April 2024 22:11 (three weeks ago) link
Albert Suarez, huh. No MLB appearances since 2017 and 11 scoreless innings in two starts.
― JoeStork, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 04:33 (three weeks ago) link
definitely curious to see if opposing hitters catch up to suarez. his stuff looks legit to my untrained eyes.
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:37 (three weeks ago) link
Suarez is surely the Jim Traber of 2024 but I'm enjoying this for as long as it lasts
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 April 2024 14:55 (three weeks ago) link
A name that hadn't crossed my mind in ~40 years.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 23 April 2024 15:25 (three weeks ago) link
well, shit...
We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/gatOuLknN9— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) April 26, 2024
― j.q higgins, Friday, 26 April 2024 17:29 (three weeks ago) link
That is a surprise. Happened with Delgado and Halladay and no doubt many others who came back fine. Hopefully his confidence not too shaken.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 April 2024 17:38 (three weeks ago) link
heck, cowser came up before the asb last year, got sent back down in august and that was that until spring training. seems okay, too.
― j.q higgins, Friday, 26 April 2024 17:59 (three weeks ago) link
One impressive stat is he somehow scored 5 runs despite only 2 BBs & 2 singles.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 26 April 2024 18:00 (three weeks ago) link
...and 1 HBP. I guess you could say he's very productive once he gets on base.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Friday, 26 April 2024 18:02 (three weeks ago) link
Henderson's HR last night makes him the the youngest player ever to hit 10 before May 1st.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 19:04 (two weeks ago) link
Feel like that's a tricky stat as opening day began around April 22 then over time shifted to the second Saturday in April and now in 2024 we had games played on March 28.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 30 April 2024 19:16 (two weeks ago) link
...but still impressive!
Still surprised in that he's 22, and there have been a number of Griffey- and Matthews-type players who were already regulars at 19 or 20 (another: Giancarlo Stanton). I would have thought one of them would have done that.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 19:29 (two weeks ago) link
what happened to grayson rod??
― the defenestration of prog (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 1 May 2024 17:05 (two weeks ago) link
first i had heard about the shoulder inflammation that supposedly put him on the dl was...when they put him on the dl. no idea whether or not it's legit.
also curious to see how bradish is used going forward.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 2 May 2024 15:10 (two weeks ago) link
feel like this sort of thing is maybe more common these days, but everyone in the o's starting infield today is a former shortstop.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 2 May 2024 17:13 (two weeks ago) link
padres too: https://www.forbes.com/sites/danepstein/2024/02/28/the-san-diego-padres-want-to-build-a-lineup-out-of-shortstops/?sh=1f539d423c64
― na (NA), Thursday, 2 May 2024 17:22 (two weeks ago) link
Feel like the A's did that in the Moneyball era (at least moving SSs to 2B/3B)? I know the A's were also starting 3x CFs in their outfield for a while when CFs were undervalued.
― Mrs. Ippei (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 2 May 2024 18:38 (two weeks ago) link
San Pedro de Macoris Orioles
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 2 May 2024 18:51 (two weeks ago) link
Jays send out a veritable Mendoza-Line infield every day.
― clemenza, Thursday, 2 May 2024 19:12 (two weeks ago) link
This team’s pretty good huh
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 4 May 2024 03:47 (two weeks ago) link
doomers calling last year unrepeatable get off this wild ride please
― H.P, Saturday, 4 May 2024 04:07 (two weeks ago) link
i like that there was a matchup between Buck Farmer and Heston Kjerstad tonight - the two poles of extremely white names.
― JoeStork, Saturday, 4 May 2024 04:26 (two weeks ago) link
lol. o's need a francis winterbottom or somesuch.
― j.q higgins, Saturday, 4 May 2024 19:43 (two weeks ago) link
I was one of those doomers who thought last year was our best chance to win, but I thought the rest of the AL East would be better this year than they've been, and I didn't think we were going to change ownership and sign a guy like Burnes.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 4 May 2024 20:01 (two weeks ago) link
really can't believe the weekend's pitching performances in cincy.
― j.q higgins, Monday, 6 May 2024 13:11 (one week ago) link
My doominess is now almost exclusively playoff-Kimbrel-focused
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:15 (one week ago) link
strength, my friend. i wish you strength
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:16 (one week ago) link
i'm not stressing at the moment. ask again around memorial day!
― j.q higgins, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 16:29 (one week ago) link
My doominess is now almost exclusively playoff-Kimbrel-focused― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 02:15 (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 8 May 2024 02:15 (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I stand in solidarity with you
― H.P, Tuesday, 7 May 2024 23:00 (one week ago) link
Fucking Kimbrel!!!!!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 9 May 2024 01:27 (one week ago) link
well, not great.
― j.q higgins, Thursday, 9 May 2024 01:43 (one week ago) link
Offense bailing him out big time
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:12 (one week ago) link
Maybe not
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:17 (one week ago) link
The no-sweep streak goes on!
― H.P, Thursday, 9 May 2024 02:21 (one week ago) link